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64.74% of electoral bonds redeemed between March 2018 and November 2022

An individual can buy bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals. No limit exists on the number of electoral bonds that a person or corporate entity can purchase

Election conspiracy theories fuel dispute over voter fraud system

One state has dropped out, a second is in the process of doing so and a handful of other Republican-led states are deciding whether to stay

BJP, allies return in Tripura, Nagaland; Sangma to repeat govt in Meghalaya

BJP and NPP were partners in the outgoing government but had contested the polls separately

Maha bypolls: BJP loses Kasba Assembly seat after 28 yrs, retains Chinchwad

BJP failed to retain the Kasba Peth Assembly seat in Pune city, its stronghold for nearly three decades, but managed to hold on to the Chinchwad Assembly seat in bypolls

Nagaland elects its first-ever women lawmakers 60 years after statehood

History was scripted in Nagaland on Thursday when the state elected its first women legislators in its 60 years of statehood

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Cong wins 3, BJP and ally 2; TMC suffers shock defeat in West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged the Congress and the CPI(M) had entered into an understanding with the BJP to defeat the Trinamool Congress with their "immoral" alliance

Meghalaya Congress president Vincent Pala loses, NPP candidate wins

Pala was contesting from the Sutnga Saipung assembly seat. He got 14,866 votes while Shylla bagged 16,719 votes. The United Democratic Party candidate Shitlang Pale came third with 10,224 votes

NDPP-BJP alliance bags 37 constituencies, returns to power in Nagaland

The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and the BJP emerged victorious in 25 and 12 constituencies respectively

BJP to keep working for peace, development in Tripura, says Manik Saha

CM Manik Saha, who won the elections from Town Bardowali Assembly constituency, said the saffron party-led government will continue to work for the state's development across all sectors

Disappointing: Cong on Assembly election results in 3 northeastern states

Congress said the assembly election results in Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya were "disappointing" for it, but touted its victory in three Assembly by-polls in as many states as "encouraging"

Meghalaya election result: NPP emerges single-largest party with 26 seats

NPP in Meghalaya emerged as the single-largest party in the state on Thursday, clinching 26 seats out of the 59 constituencies that went to polls on February 27

Northeast election results: Setback for Left, Congress amid a BJP surge

The results of these three states are crucial for next year's parliamentary elections when the BJP, will seek a third term at the Centre

BJP succeeds in maintaining momentum in its favour in Assembly polls

The BJP also suffered the embarrassment of the loss of its own most prominent tribal face and Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma to his TIPRA Motha rival Subodh Deb Barma

Vote for progress and stability, says PM Modi on BJP win in Tripura

With the NDPP-BJP alliance set to retain power in Nagaland, Modi thanked people for giving the alliance another mandate to serve the state

NPP wins 20 seats, ahead in five; UDP bags 11 constituencies in Meghalaya

State Congress president and MP Vincent H Pala lost to NPP's Santa Mary Shylla by 1,828 votes in Sutnga Saipung seat

Candidate more important than party in Meghalaya, says Deputy CM Tynsong

Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Thursday asserted that an individual candidate was more important than a party in the hill state.

BJP-IPFT gets majority in 60-member assembly, returns to power in Tripura

According to the Election Commission website, the BJP bagged 30 seats while the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) got one

Lacks few seats for majority, will decide way forward after results: Sangma

There is a high possibility that earlier alliance partners will come together, Lyngdoh said when asked if the NPP will ally with the BJP

Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio wins Angami-II seat by 15,824 votes, says ECI

The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), which contested 15 Assembly constituencies this year, also managed to open its account in the state